Cardiovascular disease risk factors in homeless people

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-207

  Kaldmäe, Margit ^a   Zilmer, Mihkel ^b   Viigimaa, Margus ^c   Zemtsovskaja, Galina ^c   Tomberg, Karel ^c   Kaart, Tanel ^d   Annuk, Margus ^e  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c North Estonia Regional Hospital   (Estonia)

^d ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^e Egeen International Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiac diseases; Inflammation; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960681010     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2011.586737     Document Type: Article

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